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The Worst of the Worst
There are many things weighing heavy on the minds of hospital leaders. It might surprise you to find the top two are severe weather and cyberattacks, based on a recent survey. Becker’s IT & CIO Report brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Severe weather, cyberattacks top list of hospital safety concerns.” Rave Mobile…
Read MoreFoundation for Findability
Archiving and saving memories exists in our every day lives, both at home and at work. We create memories in a variety of ways. From social media interactions to charge card receipts to correspondence, documenting our lives begins with determining value. The Gleaner out of Wisconsin brought this subject to our attention in their article, “Preserving…
Read MorePrecision Medicine Based on Ontologies
Ontologies are systematic descriptions of knowledge that allow for integration and analysis of lots of data. In other words, big data. This interesting topic came to us from KTVZ from Oregon in their article, “OSU: Big data helping improve diagnoses, treatment.” When it comes to medical data, patients are now being more precisely diagnosed and treated,…
Read MoreAI With a Curiosity
Research recently published by artificial intelligence (AI) lab OpenAI explains how an AI agent with a sense of curiosity outperformed its predecessors playing the classic 1984 Atari game Montezuma’s Revenge. Becoming skilled at Montezuma’s Revenge is not the story; technology, emerging and cognitive technology is. The Verge brought this interesting information to us in their article,…
Read MoreDetermining Reality
In this world where “fake news” is screamed at you every day, how do you really know if the news is real or of the photo hasn’t been altered? This interesting topic came to us from ABC in their article, “Fake news, hoax images: How to spot a digitally altered photo from the real deal.”…
Read MoreAI At Work
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer about the future. It is commonplace in many facets of business and personal life. AI-driven chatbots are one way the technology is changing the way we look at the workplace today. CMS Wire brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The Enterprise Chatbot: Your Future Coworker?” It…
Read MoreThe Journey of Natural Language Processing
The adoption of natural language processing (NLP) has grown and is expected to continue over the coming years with the adoption of more personal assistants, increased smartphone functionalities and the evolution of big data to automate even more routine human tasks. IT ProPortal brought this topic to us in their article, “Natural language processing, today…
Read MoreOntology Data Scientist Opportunity Available
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.…
Read MoreAccountability Comes in Metrics
Metrics are an important part of any business, content management system, or library. This important topic was addressed in the Special Libraries Association article, “Incorporating Metrics into Your Mission.” When it comes to mission statements, aspirational language can often leave out the accountability factor. Measuring activity and demonstrating value is an important part of any…
Read MoreMetadata is New Data
Metadata is a key factor to all things digital. This is especially true for digital asset management (DAM) systems. Metadata is data that provides information about other data. Author, date created, file size, location, customer, associated projects, expiration date and date modified are all examples of metadata because the information describes and adds context to…
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